Diffusion vs Spillover - What's the difference?
diffusion | spillover |
the act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion
(physics) the scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium
(physics) the intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation
the spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities
(physics, weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.
the movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.
That which overflows; the excess or side effect.
The spread of infectious disease between different species of animal and particularly to humans.
As nouns the difference between diffusion and spillover
is that diffusion is the act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion while spillover is that which overflows; the excess or side effect.diffusion
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(en noun)spillover
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(en noun)- The spillover from the dam due to the heavy rains will run down this channel and harmlessly dump into that river, we hope.
- The spillover from this war will be many little massacres of civilians by civilians.